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Research & Clinical Trials

The Clinical Trials Program at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital offers our cancer patients participation in studies supported by the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Trial Support Unit (CTSU) as well as those conducted by the private sector through biopharmaceutical companies. The clinical trials currently available include:

Disease Trial Number Trial Title

Breast

ECOG 5103

 

A Double-Blind Phase III Trial of Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide followed by Paclitaxel with Bevacizumab or Placebo in Patients with Lymph Node Positive and High Risk Lymph Node Negative Breast Cancer

Learn more about clinical trial ECOG 5103.

 

Breast

NSABP B43

Phase III Randomized Study of Radiotherapy With Versus Without Trastuzumab (Herceptin®) in Women With HER2-Positive Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Who Underwent Lumpectomy

 Learn more about clinical trial NSABP B43.

 

Breast, Prostate, Multiple Myeloma

 

CALGB 70604

Phase III Randomized Study of Zoledronic Acid in Treating Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer, Metastatic Prostate Cancer or Multiple Myeloma with Bone Involvement

Learn more about clinical trial CALGB 70604

Brain Metastases

NCCTG 0574

Phase III Randomized Trial of the Role of Whole Brain Radiation Therapy in Addition to Radiosurgery in Patients with One to Three Cerebral Metastases

Learn more about clinical trial NCCTG 0574

 

Lung Cancer, NON small cell ECOG 1505

 

A Phase III Randomized Trial of Adjuvant Chemotherapy With or Without Bevacizumab for Patients With Completely Resected Stage IB (? 4 cm) - IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Learn more about clinical trial ECOG 1505

 

Lung Cancer, NON small cell

 

 

RTOG 0617

A Randomized Phase III Comparison of Standard-Dose (60 Gy) Versus High-Dose (74 Gy) Conformal Radiotherapy with Concurrent and Consolidation Carboplatin/Paclitaxel +/- Cetuximab in Patients With Stage IIIA/IIIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Learn more about clinical trial RTOG 0617

 

Lung Cancer, small cell

 

CALGB 30610

Phase III Comparison of Thoracic Radiotherapy Regimens in Patients with Limited Small Cell Lung Cancer also Receiving Cisplatin and Etoposide 

Learn more about clinical trial CALGB 30610

 

Esophageal

 

RTOG 0436

A Phase III Trial Evaluating the Addition of Cetuximab to Paclitaxel, Cisplatin and Radiation for Patients With Esophageal Cancer Who Are Treated Without Surgery

Learn more about clinical trial RTOG 0436.

 

Please contact our Clinical Research Coordinator at 603-740-2150 to find out more about these studies.

In addition, the website below can help you learn more about clinical research: 

National Institutes of Health

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